The Cruise of the Alerte - In Search of Treasure


Read by Steven Seitel

(4.4 stars; 25 reviews)

The book describes a voyage undertaken in 1889 by an English barrister Edward Frederick Knight to the South Seas. This delightful story takes the reader on a voyage to the forbidding desert island of Trindade, where it is rumored that immense treasure lies buried. Though the heroes of this treasure-hunt do not have to contend with malicious people, they have their share of adventures. Almost inaccessible desert island, changing weather, hideous land crabs and heavy digging in the mud are enough challenges for the brave adventurers. (Kristine Bekere) (7 hr 33 min)

Chapters

01 The History of the Treasure 32:06 Read by Steven Seitel
02 The Alerte is Fitted Out 20:43 Read by Steven Seitel
03 The Ship's Company 14:51 Read by Steven Seitel
04 A Romance of the Salvages 19:23 Read by Steven Seitel
05 Our First Voyage 23:15 Read by Steven Seitel
06 On the Salvages 28:31 Read by Steven Seitel
07 Running Down the Trades 24:26 Read by Steven Seitel
08 Bahia 20:34 Read by Steven Seitel
09 Treasure Island at Last 19:17 Read by Steven Seitel
10 The Summit of Trinidad 20:27 Read by Steven Seitel
11 On the Road to Treasure Bay 21:55 Read by Steven Seitel
12 We Explore the Ravine 22:28 Read by Steven Seitel
13 A Narrow Escape 12:34 Read by Steven Seitel
14 We Land the Stores in the Bay 18:36 Read by Steven Seitel
15 Our Camp 20:37 Read by Steven Seitel
16 Discoveries in South-west Bay 15:30 Read by Steven Seitel
17 Pick and Shovel 22:20 Read by Steven Seitel
18 A Voyage to Market 16:08 Read by Steven Seitel
19 Hove to 17:36 Read by Steven Seitel
20 The Adventures of the Shore-Party 31:46 Read by Steven Seitel
21 We Abandon the Search 13:07 Read by Steven Seitel
22 Homeward Bound 17:27 Read by Steven Seitel

Reviews


(4 stars)

good reader. an interesting adventure but seemed rather tame and uninspiring compared with the prequel called cruise of the falcon which is one of the best books on LibriVox in my opinion.